ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146454
Last updated: 22 May 2013
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| Date: | 22-JUN-2012 |
| Time: | -17:00 LT |
| Type: | Piper J5A Cruiser |
| Operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N40985 |
| C/n / msn: | 51217 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Offshore 12 nautical miles east of Gloucester, MA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
A pilot whose plane crashed into the ocean off the Massachusetts coast has been rescued by a fishing vessel.
The U.S. Coast Guard says the plane crashed offshore just before 5 p.m. Friday 22 June 2012 about 12 nautical miles east of Gloucester, Massachusetts.
The aircraft, a Piper J5A Cruiser, n40985, was serving as a spot plane for a fishing vessel when it went down.
Sources:
http://www.myfoxboston.com/story/18862583/pilot-rescued-after-plane-crashes-off-mass-coast
http://www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident/preliminary_data/events01/media/04_40985.txt
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Piper-J-5A-Cub/1070311/L/&sid=10f7eaa78d0f7d29572ee15711d07816
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jun-2012 10:13 | gerard57 | Added |
| 25-Jun-2012 10:01 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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